About Mario Craveri
Lived 1902 – 1990 (aged 87). Mario Craveri was an Italian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and documentarian.
Mario Craveri (2 May 1902 – 28 February 1990) was an Italian cinematographer, director and screenwriter.
Born in Turin, Craveri debuted in 1919 as assistant operator but had his first official credit just in 1923, as "second camera operator" in Henry King's The White Sister. Later dedicated to short documentaries and in 1933 he debuted as cinematographer with the Giovacchino Forzano's film Camicia nera. he was also awarded with a special Nastro d'Argento in 1955 for his use of CinemaScope in Lost Continent.
In 1961 Craveri made his directorial debut with the drama film I sogni muoiono all'alba.
Selected filmography Black Shirt (1933) Don Cesare di Bazan (1942) The Little Teacher (1942) The Jester's Supper (1942) Men of the Mountain (1943) Without a Flag (1951) Four Red Roses (1951) The Beach (1954) Dreams Die at Dawn (1961)
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Who was Mario Craveri?
Italian film director (1902–1990)
When was Mario Craveri born?
Mario Craveri was born on 2 May 1902 in Turin.
When did Mario Craveri die?
Mario Craveri died on 28 February 1990 in Bergamo.
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Mario Craveri was a film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and documentarian.
What nationality was Mario Craveri?
Mario Craveri was Italian.
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